Don Padgett was born on 5 December 1911 in Caroleen, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Columbia Panoramics: Tomorrow's Stars (1940). He died on 9 December 1980 in High Point, North Carolina, USA.
Longtime catcher and outfielder, he played major league baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals (1937-1941), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1946[start]) the Boston Bees (1946[end]), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1947-1948), with four years out for military service in World War II.